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CHICAGO (CBS) – Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. has resigned from Congress, citing health reasons and an intensifying federal investigation into the use of his campaign funds.

He notified staff, supporters and some lawmakers this afternoon. He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder this summer.

His resignation letter has been sent to House Speaker John Boehner.
“My health issues and treatment regimen have become incompatible with service in the House of Representatives,” Jackson wrote. “Therefore, it is with great regret that I resign as a member of the United States House of Representatives, effective today, in order to focus on restoring my health.”

CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports the decision was made this week, jointly by the Jackson family, with the congressman’s father, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., presiding – as with all major Jackson family decisions.

He couldn’t stop crying, so he couldn’t give a press conference,” according to a source close to Jackson. “First, he is not well. He is up and down. When he’s up, he can talk but he breaks down that’s why he couldn’t conduct the press conference.”http://www.suntimes.com/16539514-761...-congress.html

You won't like his replacement.
You won't like the person elected next time around.
It's the downside of democracy as we now know it: large numbers of idiots concentrated in one area get to elect Marco Rubio to Congress.

While you were hanging yourself , on someone else's words
Dying to believe in what you heard
I was staring straight into the shining sun

But. I had a friend once who was that badly depressed. Friend couldn't go out in public because he didn't know when he would break down in tears. It was awful for him. It could fake it for short periods of time, but not for long.
I wouldn't like Jackson even if I knew him because of his brand of politics. But I really feel for anyone who goes through that degree of depression.

You won't like his replacement.
You won't like the person elected next time around.
It's the downside of democracy as we now know it: large numbers of idiots concentrated in one area get to elect Jackson, Jr. to Congress.

In the sixties, I lived in Elk Grove Village and worked in downtown Chicago. I know Chicago, so I fixed it for ya.

Four boxes keep us free: the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box.

You won't like his replacement.
You won't like the person elected next time around.
It's the downside of democracy as we now know it: large numbers of idiots concentrated in one area get to elect Barack Obama to Congress.

Yeah let me add a correction in there for you too.

The Son of Sloganmaster got elected without ever campaigning. He's hiding in a mental hospital to avoid being arrested.

You won't like his replacement.
You won't like the person elected next time around.
It's the downside of democracy as we now know it: large numbers of idiots concentrated in one area get to elect Barack Obama for President.

Fixed it even further for you Nova.

Solve a man's problem with violence and help him for a day. Teach a man how to solve his problems with violence, help him for a lifetime - Belkar Bitterleaf